Webstock '15: Moxie Marlinspike - Making private communication simple

Over the past 20 years, cryptography has been transformed from a poorly understood and scarcely available regulated munition to a well developed and freely distributed technology. However, in contrast to the predictions of 90’s futurists, this has not changed the shape of communication — privacy is likely at an all time low, while surveillance is arguably at an all time high.

This talk will explore some efforts to tip the scales in the other direction.